GE JGRS15GEL, JGRS16GEL Use and Care Manual

contents

—

AluminumFoil
ApplianceRegistration 2

Baking,BakingGuide
Broiling,BroilingGuide 12,13

Careand Cleaning
Clock

ContinuousCleaningCare 14~
DoorRemoval

ElectronicControls
Energy-SavingTips

Features 5
light; BulbReplacement

MinorAdjustmentsYouCanMake16
Modeland SerialNumbers 2“

9

9,10

14-17 SafetyInstructions

7 Shelves

15 Warranty

7,8

4

6,15

Preheating
ProblemSolver

RepairService
Roasting,RoastingGuide

ThermostatAdjustment

BackCover

GEAmwer Centerm
$fl~62E2000

10
18

19

11

2-4

6,15

16

IMPORTANT
SAFETY

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyour new ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville.KY40225

writedownthemodel

and serialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontframebehindthebroilerdoor.
Seepage5.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
youroven.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

FORYOUR SAFETY

Isopenwindows.

2. Don’ttouch

electricalswitches:

4.Immediately call

yourgassupplier=

:Don’t~urnele~tricswitches
onor offpecause sparksmay
ignitethegas. “

INSTRUCTIONS

Readal!imtructiom
beforeusingthis

appliance.

SAFETYNmIcE

The”CaliforniaSafeDrinking
WaterandToxicEnforcement
ActrequirestheGovernorof

Californiatopublishalistof
substancesknowntothestate

tocausecancerandrequires

~usinessestowarncustomers
ofpoieniialexposuretosuch
substances.~ .

. .

Gas‘aDDliancescancause

mitio;;xposuretothreeofthese

‘.s,~bstatices,namelybenzene,

‘fotnialdehvdeandsoot,caused

Model Number

Serial Number

lJsethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyouroven.

If you received

a damagedoven.● o

Immediatelycontactthe dealer(or

builder)thatsoldyoutheoven.

savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyou request

service.*e

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page18.Itlistscausesofminor
operaiingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

n~cessary.­@~~~e

and

qualifiedinstaiier9inaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions.
Anyadjustmentandserviceshould
beperformedonlybyqualified

gas rangeinstallersOrservice

!

jouroveninstalled

properlygroundedbya

2

—

oplugyouroveninto

—

U&voltgroundedoutletonly.

Donotremovetheround

e

groundingprongfrom the plug. If

indoubtaboutthegroundingof
thehomeelectricalsystem,it is

yourpersonalresponsibilityand

obligationtohaveanungrounded
outletreplacedwitha properly­groundedthree-prongoutletin
accordancewiththeNational
ElectricalCode.Donotusean
extensioncordwiththisappliance.

@Besureallpackingmaterials

areremovedfromtheoven

beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe”
packingmaterialignite.

eBesureyouroveniscorrectly
adjustedbyaqualifiedservice
technicianorinstallerforthe
typeofgas(NaturalorLP)on
whichitistobeused.Youroven

—

canbeconvertedfor useoneither

-

typeofgas.SeeInstallation

—-

Instructions.

@

Using

oDon’tleave

unattendedwhereanovenis
hotorinoperation.Theycould

beseriouslyburned.

oDon’tallowanyonetoclimb,

standorhangonthedooror
broilercompartment.They
coulddamagetheoven.

Your Oven

childrenaloneor

a

e ~~uT’~~: ITEMS OF

INTEREST~ CHILDREN
SHOULDN~ BESTORED
INCABINETSABOVE
ANOVEN–CHILDREN
CLIMBINGONTHEOVEN
TOREACHITEMSCOULD
BESERIOUSLYINJURED.

eNeverwearloosefittingor
hanginggarmentswhileusing
theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflameor
hotovensurfacesandmaycause
severeburns.

oNeveruseyourappliancefor

warmingorheatingtheroom.

Prolongeduseoftheovenwithout
adequateventilationcanbe
hazardous.

oDonotusewaterongrease

fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.Turnoffburner,then

smotherflamingpanbycovering

pancompletelywithwellfitting

lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan
beputoutbycoveringwith
bakingsoda,or ifavailable,a

multi-purposedrychemicalor

foamtypefireextinguisher.

oDonot storefla~mab~e

materialsinanoven.

eDonotletcookinggrease

orotherflammablematerials

accumulateinorneartheoven.

eDonotuseovenforastorage

area.

eWhencookingpork,

thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”F.This
assuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

eStandawayfromovenwhen

openingovendoor.Thehotair
orsteamwhichescapescan
burnhands,faceand/oreyes.

eDon’theatunopenedfood
containemintheoven.fiessure
couldbuildupandthecontainer
couldburst,causinganinjury.

● Keepovenventducts

unobstructed.

● Keepovenfreefromgrease

buildup.

ePlaceovenshelfindesired

positionwhileoveniscool.

Ifshelvesmustbehandledwhen

hot,donotletpotholdercontact

heatingunitsintheoven.

oPullingoutshelftoshelfstop

isaconvenienceinliftingheavy

foods.Itisalsoaprecaution
againstburnsfromtouching
hotsurfacesofdoororoven
walls.

eWhenusingcookingor
roastingbagsinoven9followthe

manufacturer’sdirections.

eDonotuseyouroventodry

newspapers.Ifoverheated,they
cancatchfire.

follow

-

—-

-–
~–
—

—
—

—-

-

—

—

—

—
—-

——

——

—

—

me
—=

—
—

-

v

I

Emewy-Saviwll

IWIPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSI

(continued)
@Don9tusealuminumfoil

anyw’hereintheovenexceptas
describedinthisbook.Misuse
couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotheoven.

~~~e~~]yg]a~~
recommendedforuseingas

ovens.

Alwaysremovebroilerpan

o

fromthebroilercompartment

assoonasyoufinishbroiling.

Greaseleftinthepancancatch
fireifovenisusedwithout
removingthegreasefromthe
broilerpan.

@Whenbroiling,ifmeatistoo

closetotheflame9thefatmay

ignite~Trimexcessfattoprevent

excessiveflare-ups.
~Makes~~ebroiler

correctlytoreducethe

place

possibilityofgreasefires.

cookwarethatis

panis in

IfYouNeedservice

@Read66TheProblemSolver’9

on page18of thisbook.

~Don9tattemptto irepair
orreplace
rangeunless it isspecifically
recommendedinthis book.

otherservicingshouldbereferred

toaqualifiedtechnician.

anypartof your

All

SAW THDE

INSTRUCTIONS

1’

1

?~=w., . ..- ------

nd:ii~~prbxifiatel~

@If youshould!

fireinthebroilerpan,turnoff
oven,andkeepbroilerdoorclosed
tocontainfireuntilitburrisout.

Cleanonlyparklistedinthis
UseandCareBook.

haveagrease

—

FeaturesofYouroven

-

=–
——

­—=

-

-

-

—

—.

—

JGRS15GELwithstindardoven

JGRC16GELwithContinuowcleaningoven

Explained

FeatureIndex

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

‘ 2 OvenLightSwitch(letsyouturn

interiorovenlightonandof~

3 ElectronicControls

AutomaticOvenTimer
(turnsyourovenonandofffor

youautomatically)
Clock
Minute/SecondTimer

(letsyoutimeanykitchen
function,evenwhentheoven
isinuse)

4 CLEAR/OFFpad

(pushitto cancelanyoven
operation)

onpage

2

6

7,8

8

,

7

,

7

8

IIn

Ilu

FeatureIndex

5 ElectronicDisplayPanel

6 Oven“On”Indicator
7 SETKnob

8 OvenVent
9 OvenInteriorLight

10 OvenShelves(easilyremoved

or repositionedonshelfsupports)
11 OvenShelfSupports
12 RemovableOven& BroilerDoors

(easilyremovedforovencleaning)
13 BroilerPanandRack
14 RemovableOven~ottom

Explained

page

on

7
7

7,8

—

6, 15

6, 15,17

6, 15

15

12,13,15,17

15,17

_.
—.

—.

-

--

_-

-.

M

­~-

—.

—.

—

—
—

—

-

-

usingYouroven

AutomaticIgnition

Theovenburnerandbroilburner
arelightedbyelectricignition.

Tolighteitherburner,pushthe
Dadforthedesiredfunctionand
turntheSETknobuntilthedesired
temperatureisdisplayed.The
burnershouldignitewithin60

seconds.

Poweroutage?

Theovenandbroilerburnerswill

notlightintheeventofanelectrical

poweroutage.Donotattemptto

lightthemmanuallywitha match.

shelfPositions

Theovenhasfourshelfsupports—
A (bottom),B,CandD (top).Shelf
positionsforcookingaresuggested
onBakingandRoastingpages.

OvenShelves

1

l—

Toremovea shelffromtheoven,
pullittowardyou,tiltfrontend
upward,raisingrackstoptoclear
shelfsupportandpullitout.

Toreplace,placeshelfon shelf

supportwithraisedextensionof
shelffacingupandtowardrearof

ovengettingshelfhookstarted

underselectedshelfsupport.Keep
frontofshelftiltedup andpush
towardbackofovenuntil shelfstop
canengageinsideshelfsupport.
Thenlowerfrontofshelfandpush

itallthewayback.

m

Oven~ig~t

Hook

Theshelvesaredesignedwithstops

andhookssowhenplacedcorrectly
ontheshelfsupports,theywillstop
beforecomingcompletelyout of

theovenandwillnottiltwhenyou

areremovingfoodfromthemor

placingfoodonthem.
Whenplacingcookwareona shelf,

pull theshelfouttothe “stop”

position.Placethecookwareon

theshelf,thenslidetheshelfback

intotheoven.Thiswilleliminate

reachingintothehotoven.

stop

Usetheswitchonthecontrolpane

toturnthelightonandoff.

OvenVent

Whentheovenison, heatedair
movesthrougha ventbelowthe
controlpanel.

Theventareacouldgethotduring
ovenuse.

Theventisneededforproperair

flowintheovenandgoodbaking
results.Donotblockthisvent.
Doingsomaycausefailure,fire
ordamagetotheoven.

*

6

,,